Of late, we are receiving numerous complaints from various
circles regarding threatening and harassment of staff by lower authorities by
fixing unrealistic targets for canvassing IPPB business and AePS . Instructions
are issued to the staff to conduct house to house visit and compel the public
to open IPPB accounts and also to avail the facility of AePS.

As you are aware, interested customers will naturally open
accounts in IPPB and also avail the facility of AePS. Employees are working
with utmost devotion to duty and providing dedicated service to the public, even
though 40 to 50% of posts are lying vacant and heavy workload is thrust upon
every section of Postal employees. Over and above this, compelling and threatening
them to open number of IPPB accounts as per the quota fixed by the higher-ups
is inhuman and unacceptable. While ordering the staff for house to house
campaign and canvassing, the authorities are not even considering the threat
posed by the Covid - 19 pandemic at the ground level. They want target to be
fulfilled at any cost, even risking the life of employees. Anger and protest of
the employees are mounting day by day and it may burst out at any time.

In view of the above , we urge upon the Secretary , Posts , to intervene
immediately in favour of the employees and issue instructions to the lower
authorities to desist from the act of threatening and harassment of staff , in
the name of IPPB and AePS , failing which we will be compelled to resort to
serious agitational programmes including non-cooperation.

Once again request immediate action from your end, as if house on
fire.